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Phaedymia (or Phaedyme, Phædima; Greek: Φαιδύμη) was the daughter of Otanes, a Persian noble mentioned in the Histories of Herodotus. She was married in turn to Cambyses II , Gaumata (False Smerdis ) and Darius I .
Amestris (Greek: Άμηστρις, Amēstris, perhaps the same as Άμαστρις, Amāstris, from Old Persian Amāstrī-, "strong woman"; died c. 424 BC) was a Persian queen, the wife of Xerxes I of Persia, mother of Achaemenid King of Kings Artaxerxes I of Persia. She was poorly regarded by ancient Greek historians.
Herodotus tells that Otanes' daughter Phaedymia had been married to Cambyses and Gaumâta, which suggests that he was a very powerful man with a better claim to the throne than Darius. Otanes now gave the hand of his twice widowed daughter to Darius, and married an anonymous sister of his new son-in-law.
According to the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus (fifth century), Otanes was honored with a diplomatic marriage: the new king married Otanes' daughter Phaedymia, and Otanes married a sister of Darius, who gave birth to Amestris.
Otanes stepped aside and Darius honored him by marrying his daughter Phaedymia, who had already been married to Cambyses and the false Smerdis. When Darius married her, his rule became more legitimate.
Phaedyma is a genus of Asian butterflies distributed from India to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. They resemble Neptis species but are larger. Species. Phaedyma amphion (Linnaeus, 1758) Phaedyma ampliata (Butler, 1882) Phaedyma aspasia (Leech, 1890) Phaedyma chinga Eliot, 1969; Phaedyma columella (Cramer, [1780])
Dec 14, 2017 · This is yet another species that I’ve seen much more often than I’ve been able to photograph. I see them on just about every visit to Cairns, though never more than the odd one or two butterflies and they’re usually in no mood to pose for my camera. They tend to land higher up than I’d like, and the chances of them alighting before I ...
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